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Bumi protections blunt TPP benefits, think-tank says

News Newspaper By admin|December 2, 2015 |0

The Malay Mail Online 2 December 2015 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The protection of Bumiputera interests in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will reduce the benefits Malaysia can extract in the short term, a libertarian think-tank said today. Dr Raze [...]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: A Public Forum on what we need to know

Events Previous Events Uncategorized By admin|November 28, 2015 |0

Date: 29 November 2015 Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Venue: Lecture Room 3, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Universiti Malaya IDEAS Chief Executive, Wan Saiful Wan Jan will be in a forum organised by Unriba and IKRAM. Other panelist include M [...]

Event Report: Launch of International Property Rights Index 2015

Event Reports By admin|November 23, 2015 |0

On 16 November 2015, IDEAS through its project, the Southeast Asia Network for Development (SEANET) organised the launch of International Property Rights Index 2015. Details as follows Date: 16 November 2015 Venue: Vanda 2, Parkroyal Hotel, Kuala [...]

TPPA: M’sia gets its way on state-owned firms

News Newspaper By admin|November 13, 2015 |0

Comments on TPPA especially on state owned firms. [...]

Staying firm helped govt get many concessions, says analyst

News Newspaper By admin|November 9, 2015 |0

Newsarticle on the TPPA and the concessions Malaysia have gained [...]

TPP covers bumi agenda, more reason for government to sign

News Newspaper By admin|November 6, 2015 |0

Newsclip from The Edge Financial Daily 6 November 2015. [...]

‘No problem’ if some companies fail under TPPA

News Newspaper By admin|October 31, 2015 |0

Free Malaysia Today 31 October 2015 KUALA LUMPUR: Some industries will fail when the Trans Pacific free trade area comes about – but that will not be a problem, according to Wan Saiful Wan Jan, head of the think tank IDEAS. He said industries that [...]

Businesses need to speak up

Economy & Trade Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|September 1, 2015 |0

by Wan Saiful Wan Jan. First published in The Star Online 2 September 2015 THE last round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiation took place in Hawaii in late July. Trade Ministers from the countries involved, including our ow [...]

Press statement: Businesses should be more active in engaging the public

News Press Statements By admin|August 26, 2015 |1

Businesses should be more active in engaging the public. Kuala Lumpur, 26 Aug 2015 – IDEAS Chief Executive Wan Saiful Wan Jan this morning delivered the keynote speech at the “US-Malaysia Commercial relations” conference. This co [...]

PRESS STATEMENT: PPPs should not be completely carved out from the TPPA

News Press Statements By admin|June 29, 2015 |0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 June 2015 **** PRESS STATEMENT: PPPs should not be completely carved out from the TPPA 29 June, 2015, Kuala Lumpur –IDEAS today released a policy paper outlining several options regarding the Public Private Partnersh [...]

Policy IDEAS No 20: Malaysia’s Public-Private Partnerships in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Alternatives to complete carve-out

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|June 29, 2015 |0

In the ongoing negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), it is intended to incorporate public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the chapter on government procurement, thereby opening up mutual access to the PPP markets of the me [...]

Malaysia should not pull out from TPPA discussions

News Newspaper By admin|June 24, 2015 |0

In a statement today, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) CEO Wan Saiful Wan Jan said to be part of the negotiations “does not mean that we have to sign the TPPA.” “If Malaysia does not like with the end (of the [...]